good morning. it is 4:25 on this monday, may 7th. taking a live look at the jefferson memorial. temperatures not too bad out there. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm a will thomas. welcome to fox 5 morning news. why don't we start with weather. tucker barnes, good morning to you. >> good morning. we are generally looking fine. we have clouds across the area and a little bit of fog and drizzle in some areas. should be kind of of a repeat

from yesterday with lots of clouds around and relatively cool temperatures. but we are not expecting much in the way of rain. look at all that flashing out there is a cold front and warm front out there. that will start to move in late are tonight and during the day tomorrow. we've got high pressure off to the north and east protecting us for the day today. just like yesterday, i think we'll start the day with clouds and then we'll see a few breaks in the clouds touring the course of the day with a little bit of sunshine this afternoon. we'll deal with all of that mess you see out to the west as we get into our tuesday and wednesday. all right. temperature right now at reagan national, 58 degrees. 58 at reagan national. our forecast high today, we are in the low 70s. 72 for your afternoon high. so temperatures a few degree below normal. more details of the forecast coming up in a couple of minutes. back to you guys. >> thank you. in our top stories, a rockville man kidnapped in pakistan last year has popped up in an al-qaeda video.

70-year-old warren weinstein appears on the video saying his life is in the hands of president barack obama and asks the president to get him released. one of al-qaeda's demands is for the u.s. to stop air strikes on targets in the middle east. france has a new president. president obama called the new president-elect congratulating him on the win. he said he looks forward to working with him on shared economic and security challenges. the new president has promised to pull back on austerity measures set in motion about president sarkozy. prince harry is in tune to wounded with visit residents at

the british ambassador's residence. to sports now, the nats lost more than the game last night. the pitcher admitted he purposefully hit bryce harper in the first inning. yea son worth broke his wrist trying to make a sliding catch. he is out indefinitely now. phillies won 9-3. es won 9-3. to the campaign trail now where voters in north carolina, indiana and west virginia are getting ready for the primaries. vice president joe biden weighed in on the gay marriage debate yesterday. as david lee miller tells it, biden is the highest ranking official to say he is in favor of same-sex marriage. >> who do you love? who do you love? and will you be loyal to the person you love? >> reporter: vice president gee biden appearing to signal his

support for same-sex marriage. >> i am absolute lie comfortable with the fact that many marry men, women marry women and they are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties. >> reporter: more than a year ago, the president who has longo possessed same-sex marriage said his position are still unfolding. >> i struggle with this. i have friends, people who work for me, who are in powerful, strong, long-lasting gay or lesbian unions. >> reporter: white house advisors note the administration has already made historic progress by allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. when asked if obama would support same-sex marriage in a second term. >> i didn't speak to that.

i can't answer that. >> the white house said mr. biden's remarks had indicated no change in their stance on same-sex marriage. >> from the very beginning in 1994-rbgs said to the gay community, i do not favor same- sex marriage. i oppose same-sex marriage and that has been my view. >> reporter: several presidents are pushing the democrat to include support for gay marriage in the party's platform. in new york, david lee miller, fox news. a live look outside for this monday, may 7th. the u.s. capitol dome on a cool, breezy mop morning. mop >> just in time to britain's prince harry's arrival in washington. that will happen this afternoon to accept an award for his charitable activities on behalf of wounded servicemen. he is expected to visit with the wounded veterans today at

the british ambassador's residence j tonight, he will be attending an awards dinner hosted by the atlantic council at the ritz carlton hotel. where were our invitations? >> i know. it will be a busy day. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm will thomas. looks pretty clear outside. a nice sort of crispness to the air today. >> nice and cool. we have temperatures in the others right now. a cup of low 60s to the south. should be a decent day today. temperatures on the cool side. turned into a mostly cloud you day, kind of cool. >> is there a little bit of wind out there today or just like a tad bit. one of the cameras was moving. >> a little bit of wind. that might be squirrels jumping. probably not wind. we have fog and drizzle as well. we'll do the hd radar again because that is the only map we

got working again this morning. >> oh, tucker! >> the flashing you see out to the west, that is thunder and lightning. they had some lightning storms out there. it is widespread from the deep south up toward chicago. there is a combination of a warm front and cold front out there. the winds are out of the east here and that continues to pump in the cool maritime layer from the ocean. it feels a little cool out there and people say they can smell the ocean a little bit. our highs later today should be about 70 degrees. we are not expecting much in the way measurable rain. >> i'm smelling some pollen. >> there is a little bit out there. >> let's check in with julie to get the latest on traffic. >> good morning. happy monday. off to a quiet start right now. no problems reported as you work with our way around the capital beltway. you will find your lanes are open each way at the wilson

bridge. starting off nice and easy out of germantown along 270. they picked up the roadwork. you will find the lanes are open, no problems to report in virginia as you work your way along the beltway traveling between annandale and merrifield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. breaking news this morning on a maryland hostage in pakistan. he lived in rockville and was kidnapped last year. >> we are hearing from warren weinstein in a video from al- qaeda. >> reporter: this is the first time that warren weinstein was seen on video since he was kidnapped from his residence in pakistan in august of 2011. this new 40-second video posted

on jihaddist forums shows wipe steen dressed in extra dictional pakistany tunic. he tells his wife that his health is fine and he pleads with president obama. >> my nape is warren weinstein. my wife is elane and i would like her to know that i'm fine, i'm well. i'm getting all my medications and being taken care of and then i would like to talk to president obama and ask and beg him that he please accept and respond to the demands . my life is in your hands. >> weinstein was kidnapped at gap from his residence in lahore, pakistan. he had been living there doing what we're told was development work. there is no indication of when this video was made and at this early hour, no response yet from the u.s. state department. that is the latest from here in

the newsroom. back to you. >> thank you. the. also new this morning, a u.s. air strike took out this top al-qaeda leader. he has been on the fbi's most wanted list. he was killed by a drone strike in yemen yesterday. he was wanted for his role in the bombing of the u.s.s. coal in yemen back in 2000. seventeen american sailors were killed in the tax. a second al-qaeda operative was also reportedly killed in the u.s. air strike. french voters elect a new leader making nicholas car sewsy the first one-term president since 1981. he lost yesterday's run off election to president-elect oland. the white house says obama told him he looks forward to work together on shared economic and security challenges. tomorrow, voters in north carolina, indiana and west virginia head to the polls for

their president yam primaries. mitt romney and barack obama are already presumed to be the candidates for their parties. we are now less than six months away from the presidential election. it may not have been a coincidence that the president chose virginia to kick off his re-election campaign saturday. virginia is projected to be a very important swing state in november. a virginia man is charged with threatening to kill president barack obama. court documents show christopher hecker ever one is aboro made death threats against the president and threatened to bomb several buildings including the white house. secret service agents arrested hecker after he was allegedly found making the threats from a public library computer. montgomery county police i say a man killed his own son at an apartment complex near gaithersburg. 55-year-old wayne price shot the 23-year-old in the chest in a third floor apartment on saturday night. matthew price, who was wearing only a towel, staggered downstairs and collapsed outside the building. neighbors say they knew

something bad was going on. >> could you hear what they were arguing about? >> no, but you could hear it was heated. it was loud. >> matthew price was a registered sex offender. at 19 jurors old, he was convicted of forcible sexual contact on a 14 or 15-year-old girl. his father confessed to the shooting. he is charged with first degree murder and is due in court today for a bond hearing. prince george's county police are investigating a fatal hit and run in lewisdale. they say it happened around 9:00 saturday night on university boulevard. the victim is 28-year-old samuel diaz of hyattsville. police are look identifying silver suv with damage to the front of the vehicle. anyone with information is asked to call police. fairfax county police have stepped up its efforts to track down a hit and run driver who killed a woman. police have put up electronic message signs in a mount vernon

neighborhood asking anyone with information to contact them. 21-year-old shalinda harrison was found dead on friday. officers believe she got out of her car during some sort of altercation. police are look identifying dark-colored suv with temporary tags. a rare tornado rips through japan. just take a look at the devastation. we'll have all the latest as we continue here on fox 5 morning news. 3q at lysol, we discovered a problem.

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a long fight predicted at the 9-11 trials. the arraignment of four defendants at guantanamo bay may be just the start of a long, drawn-out process. both sides say it could continue for years. one defense lawyer says the may date of next year is just a placeholder until a true date

can be set for the trial. new details in the search for a missing tennessee family, a mother and her three daughters. police are trying to identify two bodies found in a mississippi home associated with a man who is suspected of kidnapping a woman and her three young daughters. the fbi says two bodies were found over the weekend but agents aren't releasing many details. a murder mystery unfolding at churchill downs after a man's body was discovered. the body was found in a barn at the historic racetrack sunday morning but it was not in the area that was open to the public during saturday's kentucky derby. investigators believe there was some sort of foul play but it is nil spot clear how this man died. investigator say they are not sure who the man is are where he is. from. you don't see in too often in this part of japan. a tornado tore through a city killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring others. for the most part, the tornado

hit residential areas. about 200 homes were damaged and thousands are without power. here at home, storm chasers caught a funnel cloud forming in the state of missouri. tornado warnings were issued and it is not known for the twister actually touched down. severe weather has also been reported in kansas, illinois and wisconsin this weekend. >> makes you thankful to have what we have these days. >> which isn't anything too bad. they were flexing their muscles over the weekend. >> a real show of strength for some runners. we'll have details on the special race coming up. a little fog and mist across the area. cool temperatures too, generally in the others. i'll have the details on the monday weather forecast. and julie wright is in with a look at traffic. we'll do it right after the break. 

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welcome back. taking a live look outside right now. pretty quiet for the time being. hopefully, it will stay that way especially because the weather department has a special day coming up. >> yes, we do. can't wait. >> the kids can be a part of the hot streak too. it is coming up may 15th. tucker and tony and sue palka

will be at the ballpark that morning with thousands of school kids across the region. >> the kids will get to see a special weather presentation, get to meet the fox 5 weather team, tucker, very charming. you kids will love him. not too late to take part. to learn more about contacting the nats for weather day, just go to our web site, myfoxdc.com and click on the morning tab. >> it should be a lot of fun. our actual presentation is a little before 10:00 a.m. we'll incorporate part of our show next tuesday into the presentation. >> whenever you bring kids in here or guests, aren't they usually most fascinated by the green wall. >> we'll explain how the weather works on tv. >> hopefully, you will have more than one map to use. >> we'll see what happens. >> off to a slow start but they're coming. >> happens to everybody at work on monday mornings. the forecast generally looks fine. remember yesterday, we had a lot of clouds around for the day, kind of felt like it might rain but never really did. it will do that again today.

the clouds are coming in off the ocean. that will keep things relatively cool for this time of year and relatively cloudy. >> i always say it is great photography weather because it evens it out no matter where you're standing. >> the lighting is good. >> i think a little more sunshine later this afternoon. then things get interesting as we get into tuesday and wednesday. interesting meaning chance for thunderstorms with warmer temperatures by tomorrow. there is a live look at your radar. all of the flashing you see off to the north and west, lots of thunderstorms here currently well off to the north and west out towards chicago, stretching down towards st. louis. it is possible we could see some severe weather out here later today. we have a warm front and then a cold front. the warm front will start to move in later tonight. up ahead of it, what is happening is an area of high pressure parked north and east of philadelphia just off the shore. the winds are out of east. we are getting the maritime layer coming in off the ocean. that will keep things relatively cool around here

today. we don't have any rain in the immediate washington area. kind of a mostly cloudy afternoon with high temperatures about 70. i mentioned the warm front and cold front. the warm front will start so slide in with a few showers particularly west and the cold front will get in here tomorrow. we've got rain back in the forecast for our day on tuesday. but up until then, just kind of mostly cloudy skies with high temperatures about 70 degrees. i don't think you need an umbrella for today but tomorrow you will. that is a quick look at the forecast. we are working on the maps. lets see what julie wright has got to offer. i'm rocking the red. >> you are rocking the we had. i don't understand about computer problems. the lanes are open if you are traveling out on 66. coming in, no problems to report leaving fair oaks headed for the capital beltway. right lane is partial l.a. blocked as you work your way out towards 123 and 50. they are in the process of clearing the construction.

that is on the westbound side of the roadway headed from vienna out towards fair lakes. light traffic volume out on to the beltway headed for the american legion bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. -timetraffic. >> thank you. we are following some breaking news from the district this morning where a 10-year- old girl has been shot. this happened on 42nd street northeast around 3:45 this morning. police tell us the girl was hit in the back side and taken to the hospital. no word right now on how serious the girl's injuries are or how she was shot in the first place. we'll share more information as we get t. we know food trucks are all the rage but something new has sort of rolled into town. >> a fashion truck, high style on wheels. i like it. we'll check it out coming up next. stay with us. around the sink, the more dirt can spread around the kitchen. that's why we created the lysol no-touch kitchen system. one solution for sparkling dishes, plus clean surfaces, plus healthy hands.

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welcome back. some real flexing at the national race for hope and it is called zaching. >> it is named after that young man in the yellow shirt you see behind us. zachary ledbetter is a cancer survivor. between the teams, his friends and his family, that gesture turned into a sign of strength in the fight against cancer. sunday, he was at the national race for hope to raise money for brain timor research. he was honor there had with the rabbi joseph wineberg triumph of the spirit award. >> it means the world to me that i'm an inspiration to a lot of people. have i to give credit to the people who were an inspiration to me. that is the kids in the hospital who are fighting the same disease. they're four years old. they are four and should be learning how to add and subtract. >> there is that flex. he says he feels blessed to

have what he calls the opportunity of a lifetime. this is the second time actually that he has fought brain cancer. >> coming up, it is a big truck that used to roll around the midwest delivering potato chips. now, it is delivering high style. >> a woman from new york just rolled into d.c. with her boutique on wheels. fox 5's beth parker stepped aboard for a ride. >> i always get, oh, my god, it is like a food truck. where's the taco, where's the pizza? >> no tacos or pizza but there are necklaces and rings and hats. >> this is my converted potato chip delivery truck we have designers from all over the world to high end to market to

sort of flea market finds to vintage finds. >> reporter: style liner first rolled out in new york two years ago. this is the style liner's first visit to washington. georgetown seems like an appropriate spot. they will be popping into several other neighborhoods around the city over the next six weeks. they say that is part of the fun of all this, being mobile. >> you get used to go to the same shops, seeing the same things. it is cool to have something new and different. >> i just wanted to check you out to the, see what they have. >> these are vintage italian postal bags, actual postal bags, they've converted into totes. >> reporter: the prices range from $20 to $100. >> my goal is to start designing and having more of the style liner brand. >> reporter: for now, she has you lot of roles including drivers of the big truck. she is quick with an accessory. >> you don't necessarily want to look like all of your friends and this is a way to

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cole hamill drilled bryce harper in the first inning. afterwards, he admitted that he

purposely threw at harper. the phillies win 9-36789 jayson werth will be out if a while. he broke his wrist trying to make a sliding catch. >> what is up with hamill. knock that stuff off. to hockey now, the washington caps are back in new york tonight for game five of their playoff series versus the rangers. the caps won 3-2 to even the series at two games apiece. 62 players showed up at redskins park for rookie mini camp over the weekend. surprise, surprise, surprise, all eyes on one player, robert griffin iii. >> the media got their first chance to see him in uniform. it didn't take long for him to be named the starting quarterback. he impressed the coaching staff with his athleticism, footed

work, arm strength and accuracy. mike shanahan says griffin is his starting quarterback. >> robert is going to start out with the first team. we didn't move four picks and give up two number ones and a number two to have him as not the guy. if you give up that much, you see something in a guy that is very special, very unique, doesn't come around very often. >> it has been a while since we've been able to do football things. we've been doing combines and beauty pageants on pro days. it is time to get to football so it felt good to get out here and get a chance to do the things you study on the paper and go out on the field and perform t it was a -- and perform it. >> it was a lot of fun. >> reporter: sick members were honored last night. they include darryl green and betsy stockard, former women's ke